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From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.

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Matsuo Basho
Age: 50 †
Born: 1644
Born: January 1
Died: 1694
Died: November 28
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Writer
Vaxjo
Matsuo Basho
Bashō
Bashô
Basho
Matsuo Bashou
Salad
Soup
Trees
Everywhere
Salads
Spring
Cherry
Tree
Cherries
Fall
Blossoms

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